We continued our Switzerland adventures with more hiking in the alps, enjoying museums in Bern, and exploring the beautiful town of Lucerne.
We started the Niederhorn hike with a funicular ride followed by a gondola ride. Climbing here is a little bit easier than Nepal.
Wild mountain ibex habitate the Niederhorn.
We hiked along the ridge line enjoying magnificent views like this one.
What goes up, must come down. The descent into Habkern was a bit of a knee buster.
Somehow I don’t think I want to mess with this kitty.
The valleys covered in wild alpine flowers made our hike wonderful.
Eventually we arrived in the town of Habkern with its classic Swiss houses.
The next day we hiked with Stefanie and Henriette. The girls sure made for a fun time.
Our hike along the river passed by traditional rural houses. I know my mom wishes her rose plant would grow like that.
Our hike ended by a monastery/brewery, unfortunately we got there too late to drink beer . . . err . . . visit.
We also spent a day in Bern visiting the Natural History Museum. Really wish I could understand German about now.
After Bern, we headed back to Gebenstorf with Nicole. She took us to Lucerne, a very photogenic medieval town.
My cousin Nicole enjoying the oldest wooden bridge in Lucerne!
I managed to find a brewery with excellent beer.
That’s not a castle on the hill in the back ground, but a fancy hotel with a private funicular. It might just be out of our budget.
The town is colorfully, decorated. This is the side of the Rathous Braueri.
With its wildly decorated buildings Lucerne is definitely unique!
Our last stop was at Löwendenkmal, the Lion of Lucerne. A monument to fallen Swiss soldiers in France. It is an amazing sculpture much bigger than this picture depicts.
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